NEW PROTEST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 13

NEW PROTEST

AMERICAN_ ENVOY looted JAPANESE SOLDIERS ACTIONS IN CHINA RELATIONS strained gy Telegraph —Press Association —Copyrlgh! (Received January 28, 5.5 p.m.) ■WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 The State Department reveals that the United States Ambassador at Tokio, Mr. J. C. Grew, has protested against the continued looting of American property in China by Japanese regular troops. He questioned the good faith of the Japanese assurances on which the Panay settlement was based. Mr. Grew quoted numerous instances of Japanese depredations. The Ambassador said: "My Government finds it impossible to reconcilo this flagrant disregard of American rights with tjio assurances in tho Japanese Note of December 24."

Thero is increasing irritation among American officials over the continued outrages against Americans in China and there is much questioning whether this state of affairs is tho result of the breakdown of discipline or of a policy of ' studied terrorism intended to frighten foreigners out of China. It is believed in Washington that Britain has lodged a similar protest to Tokio. Officials fear that some incidents of major proportions may arise at any moment involving substantial loss of American lives with a resultant rise of popular indignation in America. They hope that the continued protests, only a small part of which are published, may operate to halt tho apparently unrestrained activities of Japanese soldiers before something of that kind occurs.

I OFFICIAL ASSAULTED UNITED STATES EMBASSY JAPANESE APOLOGISE K MEN IN FORCES WARNED „ SHANGHAI, Jan. 27 I A Japanese sentry at Nanking | assaulted Mr. Allison, third secretary i st the United States Embassy. The I Japanese authorities have apologised | for the assault and warned their : nationals to avoid besmirching Japan's good name. | The Japanese authorities now ; threaten the merciless punishment of I loldiers or sailors whose conduct tends to dishonour Japan or her armed | forces. This is welcomed as the first | publicly announced counter-measure i tgainst misbehaviour. !| Terrorist outrages at Shanghai. Ifipart from five armed robberies involving the fatal shooting of a Chinese gunman, consisted of throwing hand grenades at four different establishments, the inmates of which were suspected of Japanese sympathies. One lervant was injured.

CHILDREN NEEDED JAPANESE PEER'S VIEW BIRTH-CONTROL CONDEMNED (Received January 28, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 27 Tho Tokio correspondent of the* Daily Telegraph states that Baron Ryoitsu Asada, 6peaking in the House of Peers in the presence of a number of young women in the gallery, many of whom are students in. schools for brides, condemned birth-control. He urged the trebling of the birth-rate and said that in order to preserve the bodily beauty of women, birth-control must be patriotically discouraged. LULL IN HOSTILITIES REVERSES FOR JAPANESE NO MORE TROOPS TO SPARE _ SHANGHAI. Jan. 27 There is scarcely any news of fighting on any front. Tho Chineso claim to have repulsed the Japanese attempt to land at Hasmaoshan, on tho south shore of Hangchow Bay, likewise the attempt to cross Tsientang River. The Chinese admit, the loss of Yingcliow, North Shansi.

It is reported that Tokio rejected General Matsui's appeal for reinforcements because "there are no troops to spare, in view of other possible contingencies."

AERIAL COMBATS LOSSES OF AEROPLANES JAPANESE COMPUTATION SHANGHAI, Jan. 27 The Japanese naval spokesman, Rfiar-Admiral Noda, stated to-day that since the outbreak of hostilities up to January 25, the Chinese losses of aeroplanes had been 259 in the air, antl on the ground. The losses of the Japanese had been 18 in the air and 'I on the ground. Japan had no intention of occupylnE Hainan Island.

Ihe naval spokesman announced that "apanese aeroplanes raided Nanchang an d destroyed 203 aeroplanes on the Pound and shot down seven of 14 Russian-built machines in combat.

I' SCRAP FOR JAPAN BOYCOTT SYDNEY, Jan. 28 Another Japanese ship, the Canberra ® ru > is now boycotted by Sydney *wf labourers, who refuse to load lead and tin clippings. The gangs still refuse to load tli*» Maru. The Federal Cabinet c khsg the position.